Library Street Collective’s latest iteration of Alliance features the work of Ryan Schneider, with proceeds directed to the Choose Love Ukraine Crisis Fundraiser. The featured artwork is a hand-painted unique monoprint made from chainsaw cut woodblocks by Farrington Press, titled Hungry Ghosts 2. With Hungry Ghosts 2, we watch Schneider continue his experimentation with sculpture as he uses his chainsaw to carve organic patterns into cedar blocks of wood, introducing to his practice a new way of applying paint to a two-dimensional surface. Loosely inspired by Japanese woodblock prints and the “Hannya Mask” of the Japanese theater, the work on paper touches on the Buddhist concept of the “Hungry Ghost,” a soul that can never be satisfied with what they have. This idea of constant consumption yet never feeling full is a theme present in Schneider’s own life and the lives of many others.

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